Patents by Inventor Kurt O. Mankell

Kurt O. Mankell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Assembly of abutting vacuum insulated panels arranged to form a retention chamber with a slip surface interposed between the panels
    Patent number: 7950246
    Abstract: The invention is an assembly of abutting vacuum insulated panels configured and arranged to form a retention chamber with a slip surface providing a low kinetic coefficient of friction interposed between the panels within the abutment areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Minnesota Thermal Science, LLC
    Inventors: William N. Mayer, William T. Mayer, Kurt O. Mankell
  • Insulation batt having integral baffle vent
    Patent number: 7644545
    Abstract: A baffled insulation product for ventilating air under a roof from an open space is provided comprising an elongated insulation mat having top and bottom major surfaces, the top major surface facing the roof when the product is installed in the open space, the insulation mat having a baffle integral therewith proximate to the top major surface, comprising at least one airflow channel for the ventilating air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Certainteed Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt O. Mankell, R. Allan Snyder, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Mark Trabbold, Nick Flocco, Kenneth D. Knapp
  • Hydrophobic, anti-microbial insulation products and a hydrophobic, anti-microbial coating composition for preparing the same
    Publication number: 20030064224
    Abstract: A coating composition is provided for obtaining a hydrophobic, antimicrobial product, particularly fiberglass products, wherein the coating composition contains a compound having at least one hydrophobic group and at least one group capable of interacting with a group on the surface of the product substrate, particularly with Si or OH groups on the glass fibers of the fiberglass product, and the coated products obtained thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Applicant: CERTAINTEED CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kurt O. Mankell, Michael J. Noone, Domenic J. Tessari
  • Hydrophobic, anti-microbial insulation products and a hydrophobic, anti-microbial coating composition for preparing the same
    Publication number: 20020127399
    Abstract: A coating composition is provided for obtaining a hydrophobic, antimicrobial product, particularly fiberglass products, wherein the coating composition contains a compound having at least one hydrophobic group and at least one group capable of interacting with a group on the surface of the product substrate, particularly with Si or OH groups on the glass fibers of the fiberglass product, and the coated products obtained thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Applicant: Certainteed Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt O. Mankell, Michael J. Noone, Domenic J. Tessari
  • Device for securing adjacent segments of fibrous glass duct work and the like and a system including said device
    Patent number: 6213522
    Abstract: A device and system for securing adjacent segments of duct work formed from fibrous glass duct board insulation and the like is disclosed. The device comprises a corner member having two legs disposed at approximately right angles, each of said legs having oppositely facing and substantially parallel adjacent channels disposed therein to accommodate portions of opposed edges of adjacent segments of duct work. The system includes a plurality of corner members each having two legs disposed at approximately right angles, said legs having substantially parallel and oppositely facing adjacent channels disposed therein to accommodate at least a portion of the opposed edges of adjacent segments of duct work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Certainteed Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Jacobson, Murray S. Toas, Thomas A. Cuthbertson, Robert W. Storey, Kurt O. Mankell